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More LT miles
AN increase of 1 per cent in bus mileage next year is being sought by London Transport. Amounting to a total of 1.8m miles, the increase is part of a planned mileage target announced by LT chairman Mr Kenneth Robinson.
No night halves
BY withdrawing half-fares after 9.30 pm, East Midland and Mansfield District are hoping to reduce the number of assaults on bus crews. The full-fare-only policy has been approved by the Traffic Commissioners, but will not apply on routes where other operators run at agreed fares.
Fighting Scots cuts THE campaign to prevent farreaching cuts in Scotland's public transport gathered strength this week. Leaders of Scottish railway unions met to discuss a coordinated strategy to fight possible cuts in the passenger and freight network. Meanwhile every Scottish MP has received a letter from the Scottish Association for Public Transport warning that there is a severe threat to bus and rail services. A subcommittee of the Scottish TUC is meeting Scottish Labour Party chairman Tom Fulton: one fear is said to be that the Scottish Bus Group will apply to make large cuts in services to help reduce a year-end loss unofficially forecast to be around Calling for papers The PTRC, of 167 Oxford Street, London Wl, is calling for papers for its Summer Annual Meeting at Warwick from July 12 to 16. There will be 18 seminars covering transportation, highways and town and country planning.